For Immediate Release
Monday, August 31, 2026
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week - Scored game-winning goal in the 70th minute in a 2-1 win at Central Oklahoma
- Scored on her only shot in 38 minutes of play in her first game as a Maverick
- Helped MSU to a 1-0 start to the season

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#3 Ivy Wessel (D, 5-8, So., Rosemount, Minn / Rosemount HS) – University of Mary
- Played a key role on the back line in a 1-1 draw with Western Oregon
- Helped hold Western Oregon, a 2025 NCAA playoff participant, to only three shots on frame and nine total shots
- Played 67 minutes in her Marauder debut

NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week
#99 Phoenix DeBrusk (GK, 5-7, So., Thunder Bay, Ontario / Westgate Collegiate) – Minnesota Crookston
- Combined to be a part of two shutouts in two games with Montana State Billings and Black Hills State
- Had 135 minutes of shutout soccer in two starts
- Had six saves in a clean 90 minutes in a 0-0 tie with Montana State Billings
- Played the first half with three saves as part of a 0-0 shutout with Black Hills State
- Had a 1.000 saves percentage and a 0.00 goals against average in two matches

Others Under Consideration
OFFENSE
Delaney Awe (Augustana)
- Scored one goal and provided one assist in a 2-0 away win against Central Oklahoma
- Contributed to the team's victory with three points in the game
- Recorded the game-winning goal with a free kick in the match against Central Oklahoma
- Took two shots, with one shot on goal during the same game
Dina Polanco (UMary)
- Stunning goal with 65 seconds remaining in match earned the Marauders a 1-1 draw against 2025 NCAA tournament team Western Oregon
- Drove a left-footed blast from outside the 18 that sailed just under the crossbar
- Generated eight shots in the match with five on frame
Lauren Mcgough (Minnesota Duluth)
- Scored a goal in each of UMD's games over the weekend, including the game-winner Friday night over Michigan Tech
- Had five total shots on goal
- Played a total of 137 minutes, including 86 Sunday in her first collegiate games started
Addison Van Zee (Sioux Falls)
- Led USF to a 1-1 opening weekend
- Leads the NSIC in shots taken (9), goals (2), and points (4)
- Top two in SOG with six
- Leads with 147 minutes played across two matches
Laney Haviland (St. Cloud State)
- Scored in both of SCSU's games to open the season, finding the back of the net against Northern Michigan (Aug. 28) and Michigan Tech (Aug. 30)
- Posted her first and second career goals
- Scored the game-winning goal in 3-0 win over Michigan Tech
- One of four players in the NSIC to score two goals in the opening weekend of play
- Had eight shots and three shots on goal overall

DEFENSE
Ava Kowalchyk (Augustana)
- Scored one goal from a free kick, earning two points in a 1-1 tie against Southern Nazarene
- Recorded one shot on goal in the match against Southern Nazarene
- Contributed to a 2-0 victory over Central Oklahoma
Madeline Davey (Bemidji State)
- Scored the game-winning goal in the Beavers' 2-1 win over Northwest Missouri State Sunday
- Helped the Beavers' defense earn one clean sheet over the weekend and allowed just one goal overall
- Played all 90 minutes in the Beavers' 0-0 draw against Missouri Western State
- Finished the weekend with 168 minutes played
Maclayne Menzel (Minnesota State)
- Played all 90 minutes in game against Central Oklahoma
- Allowed one goal in those 90 minutes, helping Mavericks win 2-1

GOALKEEPER
Rozlyn Buettner (Bemidji State)
- Helped the Beavers to a 1-0-1 opening weekend going 1-0-1 in goal after making 11 saves in 180 minutes
- Helped the Beavers to a 0-0 draw, earning her first clean sheet of the season after making a career-high seven saves versus Missouri Western
- Made four saves in a 2-1 win over Northwest Missouri State
- Finished the weekend with a .917 save percentage and 0.50 goals against average
Kadyn Dilger (UMary)
- Turned aside a penalty kick by Western Oregon as UMary earned a 1-1 draw in the season opener
- Dove to her left to stone the Wolves shooter in the 49th minute to keep the game scoreless
- Finished with two saves against the 2025 NCAA playoff participant
Lauren McAlpine (Minnesota State)
- Allowed just one goal, with 8 saves against Central Oklahoma
- Saved a shot in the 87th minute to maintain a 2-1 lead
Avery Weaver (St. Cloud State)
- Made four saves in a 3-0 win over Michigan Tech (Aug. 30)
- The win was her first start at SCSU, first career win and first career shutout
Alexa Hofstetter (Wayne State)
- Credited with six saves in 6-1 win Friday over Morningside
- Faced 14 shots and seven shots on goal
2026 NSIC Soccer Players of the Week
8/31/26
O: #9 Meghan Przybilla - Minnesota State
D: #3 Ivy Wessel - University of Mary 
GK: #99 Phoenix DeBrusk - Minnesota Crookston

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men’s league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women’s league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 27 team national championships and crowned 128 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

About NCAA Division II
The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes can earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA’s three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit NCAA.org.